121. Utilising Girl Power (Kai Winn deep dive, part 2)

Winn's back! And she's … First Minister? Anika and Liz put on their robes, dig up an ancient Bajoran city and discuss… Winn wants power, but she's not good at using it Why is Shakaar interesting right up until he becomes a love interest for Kira? Winn thinks she and Kira are playing good cop/bad cop, and Kira's like, "Wait, I don't wanna be a cop!" As a portrait of a white church lady on a power trip, Winn has aged VERY well We are going to generously assume the Federation is a democracy Winn's desperation for power is a trauma response, because the entire planet of Bajor has PTSD She has actual character development (and ceases to be an antagonist to Sisko) in "Rapture" The Prophets seem to hate Jake Sisko specifically, which is just further proof they're not good people It's the episode where we compare the Federation to the British Empire!